itzdrk Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 On 15/08/2021 at 10:32, Jacksgranda said: Labour were in power when British troops went into Afghanistan. Tory PM though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Just now, LongTimeLurker said: Why didn't they have a secret signal sorted like "White Christmas" being played on AFRN? There is a wee thing called WhatsApp. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Detournement said: There is a wee thing called WhatsApp. Americans don't use it that much strangely enough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aufc Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 There's some really crass and poorly-informed stuff on this thread. I won't be getting drawn in, and will be making only this post on this thread for two reasons. 1) I know a lot of people directly involved in this and it's genuinely upsetting 2) Giving away too much would make me quite identifiable, which I don't really want to do. Two people I have worked with for years have died in Kabul (confirmed by their parents/friends) in the last 36 hours. Both executed by the Taliban/Taliban sympathisers/ it's the same thing in the period when the Taliban were apparently 'not entering the city'. Two women I have known for several years are missing. The brother of one of them told me she has been 'taken as a wife'. There's nothing that can be done to fix this or stop this. Her life is over. The other is completely unaccounted for, but a similar fate can be assumed. All four of these people worked at a university in Kabul. That's it. That was their crime. Think you will be fine. Don’t think the taliban are logging into p&b to check your location 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Aufc said: Think you will be fine. Don’t think the taliban are logging into p&b to check your location I think he is more worried about doxxing weirdos on here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 4 minutes ago, LongTimeLurker said: More than likely but as they start to get most of the troops out the numbers balance on who is still left inside the airport perimeter starts to tip so it isn't just the Taliban they need to worry about given they are already having major issues on how to keep the runways clear. Don't forget also that the Americans have told their citizens to remain in place at this time and not attempt to travel to the airport. Why didn't they have a secret signal sorted like "White Christmas" being played on AFRN? The UK defence secretary was saying that it's all cool because the pictures we're seeing are of the civilian part of the airport rather than the military runway that is being protected by the 6000 US and 600 UK troops they sent out. No idea what that US transporter that everyone was falling off was doing though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 14 minutes ago, LongTimeLurker said: Why didn't they have a secret signal sorted like "White Christmas" being played on AFRN? 12 minutes ago, Detournement said: There is a wee thing called WhatsApp. Chalk marks or sticks with ribbons outside the main door, imo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 What I don't understand is why female academics in Kabul didn't simply fly to France and paddle across the channel as soon as the Americans said they were pulling out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 21 minutes ago, welshbairn said: The UK defence secretary was saying that it's all cool because the pictures we're seeing are of the civilian part of the airport rather than the military runway that is being protected by the 6000 US and 600 UK troops they sent out. No idea what that US transporter that everyone was falling off was doing though. The amount of times the Yanks shoot their own allies its perfectly reasonable to think they could land on the wrong runway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Hedgecutter said: Even at 0.02g per post, you've contributed the best part of a kilo through P&B posts alone, you monster. 39 minutes ago, LongTimeLurker said: played on AFRN? 873 MW for the NFL iirc. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Checked it out on Google maps. There is only one runway shared by the civilian and military traffic. Maybe people are too young to remember but the Bing Crosby song I mentioned above was the secret signal used to tell American citizens in Saigon that it was time to skedaddle and make their way to the airport. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DeeTillEhDeh Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 What is.. ?In some areas the Taliban are allowing girls to still go to school.It looks suspiciously like propaganda to soften their image. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 5 minutes ago, LongTimeLurker said: Checked it out on Google maps. There is only one runway shared by the civilian and military traffic. Maybe people are too young to remember but the Bing Crosby song I mentioned above was the secret signal used to tell American citizens in Saigon that it was time to skedaddle and make their way to the airport. The D day message to the French resistance was "cradle my heart with a monotonous languor" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 A reasonable, academic analysis for those who would like a light refreshment between waves of powerless Western liberal outrage: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/16/taliban-afghanistan-rule-hardline-coalition-powers 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 13 minutes ago, LongTimeLurker said: Maybe people are too young to remember but the Bing Crosby song I mentioned above was the secret signal used to tell American citizens in Saigon that it was time to skedaddle and make their way to the airport. That explains it. I once organised a Christmas party and as soon as I started playing that song everybody decided to leave. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 8 minutes ago, welshbairn said: The D day message to the French resistance was "cradle my heart with a monotonous languor" John has a long moustache. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 I recall around 2009, Gordon Brown was discussing how he had two options: 1. Fortress Britain; 2. Continue in Afghanistan. At the time, I did wonder whether the strategy he picked was a winner. Most other things he’s been involved with didn’t end as he anticipated. Total shame for the people in Afghanistan. From the news pictures it looks like the country has been pretty much rebuilt - well, at least the cities look good - so hopefully it is a relatively peaceful transition. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Here is Greta Thunberg's 0.02 grams of carbon worth Spoiler the carbon footprint of a tweet. Written by her mother (again)? -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deegee Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 1 hour ago, welshbairn said: The D day message to the French resistance was "cradle my heart with a monotonous languor" “Wound my heart with a monotonous languor” is the correct message. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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